AlphaCard ID Software Free Trial

Try AlphaCard ID Software FREE for 6 Weeks

AlphaCard ID software is powerful, user-friendly ID card software designed to create and print high-quality cards in just a few steps – available for both PC and Mac users. For a full six weeks you can test all of the AlphaCard ID Suite or AlphaCard ID Builder software editions to best decide which software meets your ID card needs.

Wide Range of Software Features

With both PC and Mac software, you get access to a wide range of design and database options:

Choose from PC or Mac software

Works with all ID card printers

Built-in database for most editions

Connect external databases starting in Standard

1D, 2D barcodes, QR codes, magnetic stripes

Compare ID Suite Editions

Compare ID Builder Editions

Compare ID Suite Editions

AlphaCard ID Suite v11 software is available in multiple editions to meet the needs of any organization. From basic card design tools to advanced database & security features, use this guide to select the right edition.

Professional

This edition provides advanced database connectivity & data capture functionality. If you need any of the following features, choose Professional:

Light

This edition offers flexible ID card design & printing functionality. If you don't require advanced features, but do need any of the following, choose Light:

Limited to the built-in database (up to 200 records)

Includes basic pre-designed template to help you get started

Create custom templates with the ID Card Design Wizard

Elite

This is the most advanced edition, with smart card encoding & scripting functionality. If you need any of the following advanced features, choose Elite:

MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, Oracle, ODBC/OLE database connectivity

Read & write MIFARE Classic 1k and 4k, MIFARE DESFire EV1

HID Proximity (read only)

IronPython-based databases scripting support

Compare ID Builder Editions

AlphaCard ID Builder card design and database software is uniquely designed to work with Mac computers, giving you the ability to quickly and easily design and print ID cards, and store cardholder information. Use this guide to select the right edition for your card program.

ID Builder Elite

Choose AlphaCard ID Builder Elite if your organization needs the most advanced software edition, designed with the most sophisticated design, database, user management, and printing options:

Multi-layout designs

Fingerprint capture

User account management & reporting

ODBC connection to an external database

ID Builder Professional

Choose AlphaCard ID Builder Professional for advanced database and design features which give you flexible card design options including face crop and multi-layout designs:

2D barcode encoding

Search cardholder records

Photo acquisition through SDK (software development kit) for ease of use

OLE objects & photos on database

SQLite & MSAccess database connections with photo field

ID Builder Standard

Choose AlphaCard ID Builder Standard for our most popular edition offering a full range of design and database options:

Free Trial Details

These AlphaCard ID Suite and AlphaCard ID Builder free trials work exactly the same as the full software versions, except a "demo" tag is added to all printed cards and the trial license expires after six weeks.